Season 8 Episode 12

Now that NBC and The CW have both ordered pilots for an hour-long medical drama, how will Grey’s Anatomy stack up against its new competition as it heads into the uncharted territory of Season 9?

Vulture reports that the Peacock has picked up County from former Friday Night Lights showrunner Jason Katims (now the showrunner of Parenthood). The pilot will star Jason Ritter, last seen...

Whoa! This episode of Grey's Anatomy (Season 8, Episode 12: "Hope for the Hopeless") started off as a run-of-the-mill episode and then took a turn for the better. Better for us, that is, not better for the characters — because the drama got intense, and it got good. Here are the shocking highlights.

5. Julia's three little words
Okay, this is the third episode in which we've seen Julia,...

In one of the most simultaneously beautiful and heartbreaking scenes in Grey's Anatomy history, Adele (Loretta Devine) breaks down completely when she confuses Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) with her mother, and then Richard (James Pickens Jr.) calms her by singing their special song, "My Funny Valentine."

And then we start sobbing.

Relive the moment here:

All we could say when Grey's Anatomy Season 8, Episode 12: "Hope for the Hopeless" ended was "wow," and it's because of this intense, emotional fight between Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd).

The tension that has been simmering under the surface all season over Cristina's choice to have an abortion finally erupted at Baby Zola's birthday party. It turns out Owen is still very, very...